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Johnny Pate and Jillean Williams oral history interview

Identifier

OH-01443

Abstract

Oral history interview with Johnny Pate and Jillean Williams conducted by Claytee D. White on March 04, 2004 for the Boyer Early Las Vegas Oral History Project. Johnny Pate discusses his best friend, Joe Williams, and talks about his career as a renowned jazz musician. Jillean Williams then talks about Joe Williams, her late husband, and about living in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Archival Collection

Wesley, Saul

Saul Wesley grew up in Las Vegas, Nevada and attended the Las Vegas Business College before getting into the gaming industry in an accounting role at the original MGM Grand, even after it became Bally’s. Wesley later worked in slot operations as both a manager and director at the Monte Carlo and is currently vice president of slot operations at Luxor Hotel and Casino.

Person

Comparative analysis of hotel room floor plans in Nevada and Arizona designed by Martin Stern Jr., June 1989

Date

1989-06

Description

Comparison of guest suite and guest room floor plans for Harrah's Tahoe, MGM Grand Reno, and Little America (Tucson). Berton Charles Severson, architect; Brian Walter Webb, architect.
Site Name: Harrah's Tahoe
Address: 15 Highway 50

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Blaine Benedict oral history interview

Identifier

OH-02520

Abstract

Oral history interview with Blaine Benedict conducted by Barbara Tabach on November 12, 2015 for the Southern Nevada Jewish Heritage Project. Benedict talks about growing up Jewish in Las Vegas, Nevada and being the son of Al Benedict, who is a MGM executive.

Archival Collection

Paramedic and police officer escorting a person outside after the Las Vegas Hilton fire: photograph , 1981 February 11

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Item

Archival Collection

Jim P. Laurie Photographs of the MGM Grand and Las Vegas Hilton Fires
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: PH-00450
Collection Name: Jim P. Laurie Photographs of the MGM Grand and Las Vegas Hilton Fires
Box/Folder: Digital File 00

Archival Component

Costume design drawing, male dancer in mask, facing right, Las Vegas, June 5, 1980

Date

1980-06-05

Archival Collection

Description

Pete Menefee design. Transcribed from original drawing index: " black boy (mask, facing right)" for three identical drawings.
Costume Details: Male performer wearing beaded g-string, animal mask, chest and wrist jewelry, and cape.
Show Name: Jubilee!
Performance Name: Samson and Delilah: Underground
Site Name: MGM Grand Hotel and Casino

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Costume design drawing, topless showgirl in chains, Las Vegas, June 5, 1980

Date

1980-06-05

Archival Collection

Description

Pete Menefee design. Transcribed from original drawing index: "16 dancing nude (Chained Danites)."
Costume Details: Topless showgirl wearing chains and a wig.
Show Name: Jubilee!
Performance Name: Samson and Delilah: Underground
Site Name: MGM Grand Hotel and Casino

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Morgan, William, 1964-

William Morgan was born in Kansas City, Missouri and moved to Las Vegas with his family in 1969. Morgan entered the slot industry early by becoming an instructor at his father’s gaming school which provided instruction on slot and arcade repair and maintenance. His start in the gaming industry was in 1989 when he became a slot technician at the Imperial Palace. Morgan would later move to the MGM Grand as a journeyman slot technician in 1993 and eventually to the Stratosphere in 1996 as shift lead slot technician.

Person